Amends GS 115C-84.2 (School calendar) subsection (a) by adding new subparagraph (1b), which requires the school calendar adopted by each local board of education to include a class schedule where no class period or subject is scheduled for more than 50 total minutes of instructional time per instructional day. Amends subsection (a1) by creating new subparagraph (2) that requires each local board of education to report to the State Board of Education with a copy of a class period schedule showing compliance with the new subparagraph (a)(1b) for each school under the local board’s control, along with corresponding changes to the subsection.

Applicable beginning with the 2026-2027 school year.